Staff Process Engineer
Johnson & Johnson MedTech · Jacksonville, FL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Johnson & Johnson MedTech (medical devices) in Jacksonville, FL. Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Process Engineer, to join Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL.
- They ask for
- 8+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping, DOE, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $60k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 21 process engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Florida plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 20 other live process postings in Florida.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 52%
- ✓ Six Sigma 43%
- ✓ New product launch 43%
- Root cause 43%
- Tooling 33%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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This plant: Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Jacksonville
3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in process roles at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
- Industrial Electrician · Reliability · Technician
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
- Quality Engineer · Quality
Full description from Johnson & Johnson MedTechAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
and accountabilities may vary by site. Applicable procedures and quality systems (e.g., QUMAS/eDMS where applicable) define
responsibilities
and may supersede elements of this position description.
Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership, Strategy & Governance
- ◆Acts as a senior technical contributor and key technical voice within the function and cross-functionally; drives technical direction on complex problems.
- ◆Partners with cross-functional governance / prioritization forums to scope, plan, and deliver high-value programs aligned to business objectives.
- ◆Identifies, proposes, and leads breakthrough/best-practice methodologies and technology improvements to raise capability and performance.
2. Project / Program Leadership & Delivery
- ◆Leads complex engineering projects/programs requiring conceptual evaluation, design, and validation; establishes milestones, resourcing, schedules, risks, and budgets.
- ◆Applies standard project management methods and continuous improvement tools (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma) to deliver results and sustain gains.
- ◆Performs concept analysis for future capital/expense projects; supports business case development and justification as applicable.
- ◆May supervise and coordinate outside designers, consultants, contractors, and/or other supplemental resources required for delivery.
3. Change Control, Qualification & Validation
- ◆Leads complex change control activities (global and local, as applicable) ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulations/standards.
- ◆Plans and executes qualification and validation of new/modified equipment, processes, systems, packaging operations, and/or materials (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable).
- ◆Authors/reviews/approves high-quality technical documentation (protocols, reports, specifications, risk assessments, presentations) in accordance with GDP and internal standards.
4. Engineering Excellence (Process / Equipment / Packaging / Materials / Supplier) – as applicable
- ◆Identifies and implements equipment/process/packaging/material enhancements that improve efficiency, yield, reliability, robustness, and safety.
- ◆Designs, executes, and analyzes complex experimental studies (e.g., DOE, capability/stability, hypothesis testing, trend analysis) to optimize performance and support decision-making.
- ◆Leads technical troubleshooting and optimization across manufacturing platforms; supports NPI/technical transfer and platform development where applicable.
- ◆For Packaging-focused assignments: leads packaging system/component qualification and packaging equipment/process validations; leads shipping/distribution/route verification testing; supports labeling and packaging implementation content; drives sustainability and cost improvement initiatives; ensures compliance with applicable packaging standards and regulations.
- ◆For Materials/Supplier or Technical Operations assignments: leads supplier/material capability evaluations, capacity/risk assessments, and continuity-of-supply actions; leads complex quality/failure investigations with suppliers; engages cross-site partners where
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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function
Supply Chain Engineering
Job Sub Function
Process Engineering
Job Category
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Job Description
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Process Engineer, to join Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL.
About Vision
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Purpose
The Staff Engineer provides deep technical expertise and strategic technical leadership within an assigned manufacturing value stream and/or engineering function (e.g., Process, Packaging, Materials/Supplier, Equipment/Validation, Technical Operations). The role leads complex, high-impact projects and programs that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and long-term competitiveness in a regulated (GMP/ISO/FDA) environment.
The Staff Engineer is accountable for end-to-end execution of initiatives including change control, qualification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable), characterization and experimental studies, technical investigations, and continuous improvement. The role influences decisions across the organization, mentors engineers and technical team members, and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to deliver robust, compliant, sustainable solutions.